Waning Crescent: The Rise and Fall of Global Islam

by Faisal Devji

A compelling examination of the rise of Islam as a global historical actor

Until the nineteenth century, Islam was understood as a set of beliefs and practices. But after Muslims began to see their faith as an historical actor on the world stage, they needed to narrate Islam's birth anew as well as to imagine its possible death. Faisal Devji argues that this change, sparked by the crisis of Muslim sovereignty in the age of European...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030027663X
• ISBN13: 9780300276633
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 256 Pages